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William H. O'Brien

Actor · 61 credits · 23 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Frequent collaborators: Tyler Brooke, Gino Corrado, Charles Coleman, Florence Wix

Movies (61 total, ranked by score)

  1. Hollywood Scout

    1945

    Documentary, Comedy

    31

  2. Sinner Take All

    1936 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)

    Mystery

    32

  3. Big Time Or Bust

    1933 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    33

  4. In Society

    1944 · ★ 5.8 (22 votes)

    Comedy, Action, Crime

    34

  5. Cry Tough

    1959 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    35

  6. His Family Tree

    1935 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    36

  7. Captain Swagger

    1928

    37

  8. A Woman of Affairs

    1928 · ★ 6.5 (25 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    38

  9. Faithless

    1932 · ★ 7.0 (8 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. Anna Christie

    1930 · ★ 6.0 (56 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    40

  11. Strictly Unconventional

    1930 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    41

  12. Government Girl

    1943 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    42

  13. Emma

    1932 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    43

  14. Hong Kong

    1952 · ★ 5.1 (11 votes)

    Drama, Adventure

    44

  15. The Gay Deception

    1935 · ★ 6.3 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    45

  16. The Big Broadcast of 1938

    1938 · ★ 6.4 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    46

  17. One Night in the Tropics

    1940 · ★ 5.6 (21 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    47

  18. Sing, Baby, Sing

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Music

    48

  19. Buck Benny Rides Again

    1940

    Comedy, Western

    49

  20. Special Agent

    1949 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    50

  21. While the City Sleeps

    1928 · ★ 5.9 (9 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    51

  22. That's Right – You're Wrong

    1939 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Music, Comedy

    52

  23. Submarine

    1928 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    53

  24. The Delicious Little Devil

    1919 · ★ 5.6 (14 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    54

  25. Maisie Gets Her Man

    1942 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Comedy

    55

  26. Margin for Error

    1943 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Crime

    56

  27. Forgotten Women

    1931

    Drama

    57

  28. Let Us Be Gay

    1930 · ★ 3.6 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    58

  29. The Sky Raiders

    1931 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Crime

    59

  30. Carnival Rock

    1957 · ★ 4.4 (10 votes)

    Crime, Music, Drama

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.